By: Taylor Eggimann
ShowMe Times Staff Writer

Cape Girardeau- Bell City High School graduate of 2008 and now SEMO student and basketball player, Nick Niemczyk, got the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor Court.

Niemczyk has been playing basketball most of his life, but he has a gift in academics too. After graduating from Bell City in 2008 he went to TRCC to play basketball. While there he worked hard on and off the court his freshman and sophomore years. He signed with SEMO in 2010. This past season he started in twenty games, made 46 of his 125 3-pointers, and averaged 9.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. This will be his second year to get the Academic Honor.

To receive this honor a player must be a Junior or a Senior and have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and have spent at least one year at the current institution. Niemczyk was one of nine players in the OVC to be honored this year.